fresh apples?

Anyone that's a fan of Apple products is familiar with the yellow post-it that occasionally appears on the Apple Store website and what it means: usually that the store is being re-tooled because of a new product or product update. There's nothing worse than debating a purchase and then finally shelling out a bunch of bucks for something, only to find out that a newer version has been released a couple weeks later. The post-it appearing tonight made me realize there may be some out there who don't know about a site I have come to rely upon when thinking about buying an Apple product: the MacRumors.com Buyers Guide: When to Buy page. It lists all Apple products, their past version's release dates, and links to rumors about the next release. From those, they recommend whether to buy or whether to wait. Its just educated speculation, so take it for what its worth, but its at least a resource to check before buying blindly. And if you do end up buying something right before a new version is released, it's always worth checking to see if they will exchange your recent purchase for the model that was just released. Don't take my word on this, but I believe Apple is usually pretty friendly about making an exchange if its within two weeks (there may be a fee); and beyond that it could still be possible at the discretion of the store you purchased it from. Again, I could be wrong on that, but its always worth checking. Either way, its always good to know before you buy.

The Monday part of our weekend trip with our parents was a visit to the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture. I didn't know much about the museum what to expect, and I think I

It's been a while. For a lot of things. And while I've been better about getting back in my old habit of snapping pics blindly as I go, I still haven't gotten better at being in the habit of turning them into posts here. I'm in DC for a few days. It's been…

Just sharing a few older pics that I never posted. As I've tried to get back in the habit of shooting pics and blogging again, I've often managed to just do the first half of that. One example is from June when...

Last week after getting my hair cut, I stopped at the nearby poke shop in Santa Monica. (Have I mentioned my poke addiction?!) While I was eating, I was staring across the street at some figures walking down the alley. Something about the way the light was catching them…